Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure Review

In the town of Darkham hides a secret, a secret so powerful that cults of all shapes and sizes hunger to reveal it. That secret is the Necronomicon, a powerful book that creates, changes and corrupts. You will take on Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure by controlling 3 different characters, a detective who goes by the name of Don R. Ketype, a librarian who leads a pretty normal/boring life Buzz Kerwan, and the librarian’s cat Kitteh who may have been changed thanks to that book. This extremely humorous point and click adventure will have you going to different locations around the world trying to unravel the mystery of the Necronomicon, as well as trying to find a way to fix Kitteh. In your path are many challenging puzzles, a cast of unique characters, and of course someone or something that seems to be pulling all the strings. 

It was an enjoyable game from start to finish. Once the first twist to the story hit, and it hits really fast, I was hooked. The majority of the story is broken up into chapters where you will be playing as Don, or playing as the dynamic duo, Buzz and Kitteh. Throughout the game you can definitely see the Lovecraftian influences, I mean Cthulhu is in the title, and the main object of desire is the Necronomicon. There are plenty of puzzles that will make you think. There are plenty of puzzles that you have to gather pieces to complete. The thing is that no matter the puzzle, the characters 9 out of 10 times have something helpful to say to help nudge you in the correct direction, if you get stuck. There are plenty of games out there that attempt to do the same, but this one actually hits the mark.

The story was great, it gave those looking for something Lovecraftian, and then spun it their own way. I’ve always been a huge fan of voiced dialogue in a game, and not only did the developers accomplish this, but each character breathed their own life, they had dimension, from the crazy cult leaders to the really creepy little girl neighbor. I don’t want to forget to mention that the look of the game fits the storyline perfectly. If I had to compare the look I would definitely say it was more along the lines of a Monkey Island type of look. 

I spent about 8 and half hours on this game, I’m sure it’s possible to complete the game faster, but I got my money’s worth, and I think that anyone who is looking for a point and click adventure with a sense of humor and a twist of Lovecraft needs to have this game added to their gaming library.